Today marks the start of Champion’s Month, a nationwide initiative to assist in host family recruitment for select groups of AFS students arriving this August. This initiative will run for approximately six weeks. Resources tailored for these select groups will be sent weekly to all Area Team Chairs and Hosting Volunteers. If you would like […]
Tag: Marketing
New marketing materials, including a general AFS flyer, Pass Peace Forward post cards, and AFS Next post cards are ready to order here. There are still plenty of Seeds for Peace packets available to order as well! If you need any assistance in ordering these materials, please contact marketing@afsusa.org.
Across the U.S., there are a handful of non-Community Placed students appearing as available students for your team’s ZIP codes in Meet the Students and MyAFS. There are several reasons why this is happening. First, there are still a few students in Regionally Available status, each of whom will show up as being available in Meet […]
Congratulations to the Compton Family and Andrey of Brazil (of the Michigan Area Team), the winners of the 3rd annual Reel Life contest! The family has been awarded with a trip to one of four cities, joined by their hosted student, Andrey. With over 60,000 votes cast for all of the entries combined, the contest […]
The arrival of this year’s AFS Exchange Students is just around the corner. That means we have a great opportunity this summer to encourage new families to join our global community! To help kick this year’s “hosting season” into high gear, we’re bringing back our popular campaign, the 10 for 10 Challenge. Starting Tuesday, June […]
Periodically, AFS International will update our brand guidelines (also sometimes referred to as our “visual identity”) to ensure that the organization remains modern and accessible to the public. While aspects like the logo and mission statement don’t often change, other parts of the overall look-and-feel of our marketing materials and website may shift. It’s important […]
As of this week, AFS volunteers with an active ‘Hosting Volunteer’ affiliation now have access to the “Advanced Search” button in Global Link’s Hosting Lead Management section. The Advanced Search feature allows you to more easily search hosting leads in your team by city, ZIP code or high school! To access it, go into Hosting […]
We’re excited to announce our newly designed “Meet the Students” page. Not only is the design easier to navigate (even on your phone!), but many host student profiles now include recorded introductions to help potential host families get to know students on a more personal level. Student profiles with the speaking icon in the top […]
Our mission of fostering a more just and peaceful world is as important today as it has ever been, so we’re collecting stories and testimonials from AFSers like you that we hope to share with our wider community. Want to be involved? Fill out this brief form and someone from the AFS Marketing team will get in […]
AFS Volunteer Heather McBride shares the AFS mission and the benefits of hosting an exchange student in the below article published through the New Jersey Education Association. The article shares the many rewards hosting an international student offers to teachers and students. Heather emphasizes the need for hands-on intercultural learning within schools, and discusses how teachers and families […]